NEW DELHI: The US division of state on Wednesday denied being pro-Kejriwal tilt of their stand and mentioned that everybody ought to be handled with constant rule of legislation and human rights.
US state division spokesperson Mathew Miller was accused of being biased as they had been vocal in Kejriwal’s case however saved silent over the Pakistan arrest case. The journalist questioned Miller concerning the state division’s query on the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal however not doing the identical on arrests of Pakistani opposition leaders.
“I might not agree with that characterization. We’ve got made clear on a lot of events that we need to see everybody in Pakistan handled in step with the rule of legislation, handled with respect for human rights, as is our place with respect to any nation on the planet,” Miller mentioned.
After Kejriwal was arrested on April 21, Miller, in a press briefing, mentioned that the US in monitoring Kejriwal’s arrest and known as on India to make sure “a good and well timed authorized course of” for the jailed Chief Minister.
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar used the phrase “Maryada” on Tuesday to attract consideration to the political remarks made by US, German, and UN envoys concerning Indian politics following Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. He acknowledged that as sovereign nations, we must always not meddle in each other’s home affairs.
EAM Jaishankar underscored that these are outdated and detrimental habits throughout a information briefing in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
“…These are outdated habits. These are dangerous habits…The phrase I exploit is ‘Maryada’ amongst international locations, we’re sovereign international locations. We shouldn’t be interfering in one another’s inside affairs. We shouldn’t be passing feedback about one another’s politics,” he mentioned.
He additional underscored that they’ve instructed the diplomats of those international locations that India strongly objects to this.”As a result of as soon as, if this turns into a rule, the place do you cease? So now we have been, within the circumstances the place it has occurred, now we have instructed the diplomats of that nation very clearly that we take very sturdy objection to it,” Jaishankar mentioned.
He additional mentioned that different international locations don’t maintain any proper to touch upon one other nation’s politics.
“We expect this isn’t an excellent apply. And we might sincerely urge all international locations on the planet to say that you simply please, by all means, you possibly can have your views concerning the world. However no nation has the fitting to touch upon one other nation’s politics, particularly in conditions like this,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from company)
US state division spokesperson Mathew Miller was accused of being biased as they had been vocal in Kejriwal’s case however saved silent over the Pakistan arrest case. The journalist questioned Miller concerning the state division’s query on the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal however not doing the identical on arrests of Pakistani opposition leaders.
“I might not agree with that characterization. We’ve got made clear on a lot of events that we need to see everybody in Pakistan handled in step with the rule of legislation, handled with respect for human rights, as is our place with respect to any nation on the planet,” Miller mentioned.
After Kejriwal was arrested on April 21, Miller, in a press briefing, mentioned that the US in monitoring Kejriwal’s arrest and known as on India to make sure “a good and well timed authorized course of” for the jailed Chief Minister.
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar used the phrase “Maryada” on Tuesday to attract consideration to the political remarks made by US, German, and UN envoys concerning Indian politics following Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. He acknowledged that as sovereign nations, we must always not meddle in each other’s home affairs.
EAM Jaishankar underscored that these are outdated and detrimental habits throughout a information briefing in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
“…These are outdated habits. These are dangerous habits…The phrase I exploit is ‘Maryada’ amongst international locations, we’re sovereign international locations. We shouldn’t be interfering in one another’s inside affairs. We shouldn’t be passing feedback about one another’s politics,” he mentioned.
He additional underscored that they’ve instructed the diplomats of those international locations that India strongly objects to this.”As a result of as soon as, if this turns into a rule, the place do you cease? So now we have been, within the circumstances the place it has occurred, now we have instructed the diplomats of that nation very clearly that we take very sturdy objection to it,” Jaishankar mentioned.
He additional mentioned that different international locations don’t maintain any proper to touch upon one other nation’s politics.
“We expect this isn’t an excellent apply. And we might sincerely urge all international locations on the planet to say that you simply please, by all means, you possibly can have your views concerning the world. However no nation has the fitting to touch upon one other nation’s politics, particularly in conditions like this,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from company)
